Andy Timmons (born July 26, 1963) is an American guitarist who has played in the bands Taylor Bay Band,Danger Danger, Pawn Kings, and Andy Timmons Band (ATB).^[1] He has also released several solo albums and has worked as asession guitarist.

Andy Timmons
Timmons - live in Madrid 2010
Background information
Born	(1963-07-26)July 26, 1963 (age 61) Evansville, Indiana, United States
Genres	Instrumental rock,hard rock,glam metal,blues rock,jazz fusion
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Guitar
Years active	1982–present
Labels	Favored Nations
Website	Andy Timmons.com

Timmons is highly regarded for his technical proficiency. He has been consistently sought after by Ibanez in production of signature guitar models since the 1990s, and has been an in-demand session guitar player and solo artist for over three decades.^[2][3][4]

He has released two CDs onFavored Nations, the first beingThat Was Then, This Is Now andResolution on May 2, 2006.^[5]

As guitarist forglam metal bandDanger Danger, he toured the world opening forKiss andAlice Cooper, sold over a million records worldwide, and had two #1 videos on MTV, and amassed a discography that includes seven solo releases that range from guitar instrumentals, to blues, and even aBeatles/Elvis Costello-inspired collection of pop tunes.

Timmons's many collaborations include a live CD withOlivia Newton-John (Timmons has been her music director-guitarist for many U.S. tours),^[1] two albums byKip Winger, recording sessions forPaula Abdul andPaul Stanley, and radio and television jingles. He has also played alongsideSteve Vai,Joe Satriani,Paul Gilbert,Eric Johnson,Steve Morse,Mike Stern,Ace Frehley,Ted Nugent,Reb Beach, andPierre Bensusan, as well as some of his favorite 1960s singing stars such as theBeach Boys,Lesley Gore, andGordon Waller.^[6]

Playing with drummer/bandleaderSimon Phillips on four albums between 1997 and 2015, Timmons demonstrated a range extending well beyond rock and pop music, delivering energetic jazz fusion that earned both critical and audience acclaim.

Timmons is a native ofEvansville, Indiana. He graduated fromEvansville Harrison High School in 1981 and studied jazz guitar at theUniversity of Miami.^[7] He currently resides inMcKinney, Texas.

The Andy Timmons Band released their new album, entitled "Andy Timmons Band Plays Sgt. Pepper" on October 25, 2011.^[8]

Andy also contributed the "Grabbag" music to the video gameDuke Nukem Forever in 2011.

In August 2014, Timmons participated in the G4 Experience—a week-long guitar camp—with fellow guitaristsJoe Satriani,Paul Gilbert, and keyboardist/guitaristMike Keneally.^[9]

On the 26th of October 2014, Andy reunited with formerDanger Danger band members for the 25th Anniversary of the band, which took place at the Firefest in Nottingham.^[10]

On September 30, 2016, the Andy Timmons Band released their new album,Theme from a Perfect World.

His 2022 solo albumElectric Truth was ranked as the 6th best guitar album of 2022 byGuitar World readers.^[11]

• Danger Danger (1989) (tracks 3 & 7)
• Screw It! (1991)
• Cockroach (2001, recorded 1993)

• Andy Timmons and the Pawn Kings (1995)
• Andy Timmons and the Pawn Kings Live (1998)

• Ear X-Tacy (1994)
• Ear X-Tacy 2 (1997)
• Orange Swirl (1998)
• The Spoken and the Unspoken (1999)
• And-Thology 1 & 2 - The Lost ear-X-tacy Tapes [Compilation] (2000)
• That Was Then, This Is Now [Compilation] (2002)
• Electric Truth (2022)
• Recovery (2025)

• Resolution (2006)
• Andy Timmons Band Plays Sgt. Pepper (2011)
• Theme from a Perfect World (2016)

• Here Comes the Son - An Acoustic Christmas (2006)

• Another Lifetime (1998)
• Out of the Blue (Live, 1999)
• Protocol II (2013)
• Protocol III (2015)

• This Conversation Seems Like a Dream (1996)
• Songs From The Ocean Floor (2000)

• Big Metuselah: Human Sacrifice (2000)^[12]
• Hallelu Et Adonai: Praise The Lord (2005)

• Andy Timmons' official website
• Favored Nations' official website